Garment hanger



Dec. 14, 1943. ,J u s 2,336,686

GARMENT HANGER Filed April 10, 1942 E j a v 9 [3224720 .7 7a asn w" ,V;% M1 44 Q6. 8 10 Patented Dec. 14, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,336,686 GARMENT HANGER Bruno J. Hudash, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 10, 1942, Serial No. 438,463

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and more particularly to a hanger that may be used also as a display rack for dis-. playing goods in stores, shop windows and the like.

A further object is to provide a garment hanger that may be secured to a wall or like support by nails or other fastening means, or that may stand upon a table, show case, display window ledge or the like without fastening means to display goods offered for sale, samples for the trade etc. etc.

A still further object is to provide a garment hanger of light weight, of neat appearance, d signed to occupy small space and that is adapted to support or display articles of different types.

A still further object is to provide a garment hanger that is durable in use, inexpensive to manufacture, of few parts and that is designed to carry garments most generally used enabling the wearer to keep them together in a definite place instantly accessible for use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this patent, and in which Fig. 1 is a view of the garment hanger in elevational perspective.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of Fig. 1 in front elevation with certain adjustable parts in altered positions.

Fig. 3 is a view of the garment hanger in rear elevation, with the adjustable parts in a further altered position.

Fig. 4 is a view of the garment hanger in side elevation illustrating its application.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of a modified form of swinging arm that may be employed, and,

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of a shoe tree employed.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The present invention includes a frame having side members I, 2 which may be formed of fiat metal bars or the like, said bars being spaced apart and preferably parallel and ofiset forwardly as at 3 near their upper ends at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees for a very short distance and then continued vertically, the topmost end portions 4 being bent forwardly at right angles to the main bar portion. Connecting said top end portions 4 at right angles thereto are the oppositely disposed ends 5,5 of the hat support 6, the body portion thereof being preferably of semi-circular shape opening upwardly to receive the crown of a hat I as shown in Fig. 4, said hat support being disposed forwardly of said side members I, 2.

The said side members at their lowermost ends are twisted slightly as at 8 and then extended forwardly to form the base ends 9, 9 connected by the base side it thus forming the complete base which is disposed wholly forwardly of said side members, said base extending forwardly beyond the plane of the hat support. Pivotally secured to the ends 5, 5 of the hat support are the angular wire adjustable supports H having heads l2. The pivotal supports II are more particularly adapted as supports for ladies hats although capable of use for other purposes. .When not in use said supports ll may be moved inwardly as shown in Fig. 3 in an out of the way position but when adapted for use may be disposed selectively in altered positions certain of which are shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Connecting said side members preferably below their portions 3 is a brace and support bar l3 to which a plurality of shoe trees are secured, each comprising a curved arm [4, extending forwardly from said bar, and a toe l5 shaped and adapted to receive and support a shoe l6 in well known manner; 1

The shoe trees and hat support 6 are disposed upon a common side of said side members I, 2 forwardly thereof and over and above the base 9, It) so that the weight of garments carried thereby will be disposed over said base and not opposite thereto, to prevent tipping or over-balancing of the hanger. The garments ordinarily carried by the adjustable supports are of such weight that should these supports be moved to dispose their load-receiving heads upon the opposite sides of said side members, with respect to said base, or in the plane thereof they would not over-balance the hanger. An adjustable support arm l1, Fig. 5, having a bent Wire head l8 may be sub stituted for the support II when desired, the offset free end thereof being pivotally received in the hat support ends 5. 5.

The support bar I3 is formed with spaced perforations 19 to receive nails to permit the hanger to be secured to a Wall when it is not desired to dispose it freely upon its base. The novel features and the operations of this device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to be considered limited to the exact form disclosed and that changes may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a garment supporter, a frame having side 5 members terminating in forwardly extending topmost ends, an U-shaped hat support adapted to engage the crown of a hat connecting said ends and disposed forwardly of said side members, a

base disposed forwardlybf said side members, 10 

